The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are officially here, and the excitement is palpable for the largest sporting event in the world, held every four years. Fans eagerly await the revelation of the athletes who will proudly represent their countries, and it begins with the unique uniforms they will wear during the opening and closing ceremonies....
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Team GB at Paris Olympics: British athletes to watch at 2024 Games
Jack Laugher: Men’s synchro 3m springboardLaugher and 3m synchro partner Chris Mears became Britain’s first ever diving Olympic champions by claiming a historic gold at Rio 2016. The Yorkshire-born athlete continued his success in Brazil by claiming a silver medal in the 3m springboard as Team GB’s divers recorded their best Games with three medals. ...
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The ten terrific Team GB stars hoping to strike gold at the Paris Olympics – from a swimmer dating Gordon Ramsay’s daughter to the skateboarder who became Britain’s youngest ever medal winner
With the Paris Olympics starting tomorrow, expectations are high for Team GB to bring home a host of medals in a variety of events, from swimming to gymnastics. Indeed, sports data boffins Gracenote have published their final predictions for the Olympics and have forecast Great Britain will finish fourth in the medal table on 63,...
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Three-time gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin withdraws from Olympics over disturbing video
Three-time gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin has abruptly withdrawn from Great Britain’s dressage team after a video emerged that allegedly showed her physically mistreating a horse. The video in question allegedly shows Dujardin “whipping a horse on the legs repeatedly,” according to the Daily Mail. “A video has emerged from four years ago which shows me...
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Equestrian great Dujardin out of Olympics after coaching video shows inappropriate behaviour | CBC Sports
Three-time Olympic gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin of Britain has withdrawn from the Paris Games after a video emerged that she says shows her behaving inappropriately while coaching other riders. Dujardin said in a statement the video from four years ago “shows me making an error of judgment during a coaching session.” It wasn’t clear what...
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British equestrian great Dujardin out of Olympics after coaching video shows ‘error of judgment’
PARIS – Three-time Olympic gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin of Britain has withdrawn from the Paris Games after a video emerged that she says shows her behaving inappropriately while coaching other riders. Dujardin said in a statement that the video from four years ago “shows me making an error of judgment during a coaching session.” It...
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Charlotte Dujardin banned from Olympics after video of her ‘whipping horse 24 times like circus elephant’
Authorities declined to comment on the detail of the video involved, but, in an interview with The Telegraph, the whistleblower’s lawyer, Stephan Wensing, said Dujardin’s actions were “really harsh”. “My client used to be a sponsor, and she was in the UK, and she sponsored a lesson for Charlotte to a student,” he explained....
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Stats boffins predict how many medals Team GB will win at Paris Olympics – so, who is tipped to join Adam Peaty and Keely Hodgkinson in bagging a gold?
The Paris 2024 Olympics starts this week, with the opening ceremony on Friday Team GB have high hopes and are targeting a haul of between 50 and 70 medals Stats boffins Gracenote have produced a virtual medal table for Paris 2024 By David Coverdale Published: 10:04 BST, 23 July 2024 | Updated: 10:04 BST, 23...
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British tennis great Andy Murray confirms retirement after Olympics
British tennis great Andy Murray has confirmed the Paris Olympic Games will be his final tournament. ABC Sport will be live blogging every day of the Paris Olympics from July 27 The 37-year-old former world number one made the announcement on X, saying he was “extremely proud” to represent Great Britain for one last time....
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Team GB at Paris Olympics: British athletes to watch at 2024 Games
Jack Laugher: Men’s synchro 3m springboardLaugher and 3m synchro partner Chris Mears became Britain’s first ever diving Olympic champions by claiming a historic gold at Rio 2016. The Yorkshire-born athlete continued his success in Brazil by claiming a silver medal in the 3m springboard as Team GB’s divers recorded their best Games with three medals. ...
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Paris Olympics 2024: Your ultimate guide
Aquatics Centre – Artistic swimming, diving, water poloChateau de Versailles – Equestrian, modern pentathlonElancourt Hill – Mountain bike cyclingLe Bourget Sport Climbing Venue – Shooting, sport climbingGolf National – GolfNorth Paris Arena – Boxing, modern pentathlonParis La Defense Arena – Swimming, water poloSaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines BMX Stadium – BMX racingSaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome – Track cyclingStade de France –...
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Team GB at Paris Olympics: Who are the British athletes to watch at the 2024 Games?
Jack Laugher: Men’s synchro 3m springboardLaugher and 3m synchro partner Chris Mears became Britain’s first ever diving Olympic champions by claiming a historic gold at Rio 2016. The Yorkshire-born athlete continued his success in Brazil by claiming a silver medal in the 3m springboard as Team GB’s divers recorded their best Games with three medals. ...
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